FC Bayern Munich, thanks to Franck Ribéry in time for the winter break Dortmund-hunter number one. With a 3:0 (1:0) at Eintracht Frankfurt, the German record Champions won on Saturday night, the fifth Bundesliga win in series, and jumped for the first time since the 9. Round back to place on the table. Match-winner Ribery made in the with 51 to 500 spectators at a sold-out Arena with his two goals (35./79. Minute) for the contest. With a wonderful Jack Rafinha (89.) the final score perfectly. In order for the Bayern professionals gave their coach Niko Kovac on his return to the old home but a conciliatory end of the year.
The residue on the BVB is for series Champions Bayern after 17 Games, six points. In spite of the strong final spurt, it is for the people of Munich, the weakest in the League first half of the season since the season 2010/2011. Frankfurt wintered with 27 points in the upper half of the table, but can be on Sunday, from the international ranks of displaced.
In his already of some of the default-ridden Ensemble Kovac had to be planned in the short term, two fixed national player to replace Mats Hummels was injured in the warm-up, Leon Goretzka was one of the adductor muscles hardening. “Everyone drives a bit on the rim. The Tank is empty,“ said Kovac before the last game of a great tumultuous year 2018.
it was felt from the empty Tanks first. Both Teams started fast, especially the Cup winners ‘ Cup. The Frankfurt disturb the guests energetically, and early in the game structure, the dynamic Flügelduo Danny da Costa and Filip Kostic and it went quickly and directly to the top. Da Costa even failed with the first big chance on Manuel Neuer (8.), a few seconds later, striker Sebastien Haller was disturbed only at the last moment.
With an enormous effort, the Eintracht pushed for the first goal – unsuccessful
The Bavarians needed a couple of minutes, then took more and more control. David Alaba (13.) tried it from 30 meters with a free kick, but failed on the strong Kevin Trapp respond. The goalkeeper-on loan from Paris Saint-Germain eased directly in connection with a great Reflex is also a double chance of Javi Martinez and Thomas Müller. A good four months after the 5:0 Triumph of Bayern in the Supercup, the same Teams met each other, but it was a completely different game.
With enormous effort and great willingness to run the Eintracht pushed more on the first goal, also goalkeeper Later, it was run in the penalty area. The advantage of the Bayern mercilessly and retaliated with the highest level of efficiency. After a long diagonal ball, it was about Müller and Robert Lewandowski on veteran Ribéry, which could end in the middle unchallenged. It was the first Bayern Chance, which was not a standard situation. Just before half-time, Müller would have been able to even increase, but met with a header from the shortest distance to the crossbar (44.).
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After the break, the Munich controlled the game and let the opponent run. Especially Lewandowski acted in his scenes, but careless and missed it so, with the second goal ahead of a decision. The harmony always put back needle stitches: Luka Jovic (71.) the met outside the network, but to compensate it’s not enough. Instead, Ribéry opened the scoring after a fine one-two pass with Joshua Kimmich for a second Time, Rafinha increased with a superb goal to make it 3:0 to Bayern. (dpa)
